Save Me (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich song)

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"Save Me"
Cover of the single released in the Netherlands and Austria
Single by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
B-side"Shame"
Released2 December 1966
Recorded8 November 1966[1]
StudioPhilips Studios, Stanhope House, London
Genre
Length2:58
LabelFontana
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Rowland
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich singles chronology
"Hard to Love You"
(1966)
"Save Me"
(1966)
"Touch Me, Touch Me"
(1967)

"Save Me" is a song by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, released as a single in December 1966. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Reception[edit]

Reviewing for New Musical Express, Derek Johnson wrote that the band "certainly believe in ringing the changes. This time they've abandoned the Bend in favour of an up-tempo, almost breathtaking, exotic Latin rhythm. It's a sort of bossa rumba, with a touch of Afro-Cuban thrown in for good measure".[3] Reviewed in Record Mirror, it was described as "a powerful up-tempo belter, marked by clever drumming and piercingly exciting falsetto vocal work".[4]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Save Me" – 2:58
  2. "Shame" – 2:05

Charts[edit]

Chart (1966–67) Peak
position
Australia (Go-Set)[5] 25
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 22
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 20
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 93
Denmark (Danmarks Radio)[10] 11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 33
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 8
New Zealand (Listener)[16] 5
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[17] 8
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, & Tich – November 1966". 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick Tich: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ "Surefire Dave Dee hit" (PDF). New Musical Express. 3 December 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. ^ "New Singles" (PDF). Record Mirror. 3 December 1966. p. 9. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Go-Set Australian charts - 22 February 1967". gosetcharts.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  7. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Save Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Save Me" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 10038." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  10. ^ "danskehitlister.dk". 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  11. ^ Timo (13 August 2015). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit DE - DIA". Sisältää hitin. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Save Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Save Me". Irish Singles Chart.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  15. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Save Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  17. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (D)". 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.